This macro introduces Internet Explorer's "Create Shortcut" feature into K-Meleon. It empowers you, to send the URL of the current page or frame or of a link quickly to your desktop as an Internet Shortcut to revisit it later. This is a valuable functionality when you find an interesting page that you don't want to read instantly, but in the near future. Or when you want to save an email address from a link to add it to your address book later. The shortcut on your desktop will remind you, whereas a bookmark is quickly forgotten...

As an alternative to this very simple Windows Scripting solution (Shortcut.js), Alain Aupeix offers a compiled executable (WebShortcut.exe) with extended functionality. Have a look at his Page du K-Meleon.

Updates:

2007-09-06

Shortcut.js updated to version 1.3. Macro takes care of the command line's length (which is limited).

2007-06-19

Localization support added.

2006-11-27

Updated to the K-Meleon 1.1 macro system.

2005-10-26

Minor macro update. Link to Alain's website added.

2005-10-19

Shortcut.js updated to version 1.1 to take care of wyciwyg:// URLs. Macros improved to properly work on pages that have no title.

2005-09-29

Macros improved. LinkToDesktop now uses the link's text as shortcut name. FrameToDesktop now uses the frame's title as shortcut name.